Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:35:30 PM
dotterel, conservation, heron, bird photo
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I've done some updating of various photo albums on my
zenfolio website. One of the ones that's had a makeover is the 'Coastal Birds"
album. The intent of these makeovers is to just keep some good representative shots on public view, and move a lot of the less optimal photos into storage. This album has white-faced herons, royal spoonbills, pied stilts and the endangered NZ dotterel.
Monday, April 30, 2012 8:58:46 AM
white-faced heron, heron, bird, bird photo
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A photographic study of the relatively common white-faced heron. While the bird is often found around coastlines and estuaries, getting close enough to take photographs is always a challenge.
#1 The Good Side
#2 The Eyes Have It
#3 Quizzical
#4 A Good Look
#5 Hiding in Plain Sight
Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:30:29 PM
heron, bird photo, white heron, Environment and Ecology
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The kotuku or white heron acquires nuptial plumes during the breeding season. This shot shows such plumes fanning out as the bird grooms itself.
Link to larger imageThis can be contrasted to adults outside the breeding season. The shot below is of the same species, but this time in Australia (the Northern Territory).
One of the advantages of photographing white herons in New Zealand however, is we don't have to worry about crocodiles
. The shot from Australia above was hindered somewhat by the presence of a 4m crocodile hidden 'somewhere' close by.
Saturday, May 14, 2011 7:25:48 AM
Australia, heron, bird, photos
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For new followers-
This whistling kite is chasing a heron, whose caught a fish. The kite is a superb acrobat and is following the heron very closely, trying to force the heron to drop it. The site for this shot was Bird Billabong near the Mary River in the NT of Australia. It's a bit of a hike to get to, so take lots of water and expect to sweat a lot.
During the actual shot sweat was dripping off my brow into my eyes, and the sting of sweat on the eyeball was a nasty distraction. It took a lot of concentration to keep the camera following the birds as they swooped over the water.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 8:45:05 AM
photo, heron, bird, Environment and Ecology
White-Faced Heron
A common heron species in NZ. Photographed feeding in the golden hour before dusk.
Monday, August 2, 2010 7:31:23 PM
photo, bird, jacana, Environment and Ecology
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This is a collection of some of my favourite 'non-native' birds- enjoy
All my wildlife photos are now on my website
Chthoniid Wildlife Photography
Monday, October 26, 2009 4:46:27 AM
Australia, photo, sony alpha, heron
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I made it back from Darwin yesterday with what I think is a good collection of bird and crocodile photos. I'll expand a bit on the challenges of crocodile photography later (hint- it is a team effort, not a sole shooter exercise). In the meantime I've been really focused on processing my photos.
One of the common birds of prey is the whistling kite. This bird is a superb acrobat.
The shot below is from a sequence where the kite is chasing a heron- who has a fish in its mouth. The kite is trying to get the heron to drop the fish to steal it. This scene played out at Bird Billabong near the Mary River. The main challenge here was the 40 degree heat and sweat trickling into the eyes (and the damn flies sucking moisture from the mouth, nose, eyes and ears).
Anyway, for a brief second the two birds banked towards me and I got the shot.
Link to larger image
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